Add support for ESP partition flag (#2133)

archinstall/lib/disk/device_model.py

@@ -658,7 +658,8 @@ class PartitionModification:
 	partuuid: Optional[str] = None
 	uuid: Optional[str] = None
 
-	_boot_indicator_flags = [PartitionFlag.Boot, PartitionFlag.XBOOTLDR]
+	_efi_indicator_flags = (PartitionFlag.Boot, PartitionFlag.ESP)
+	_boot_indicator_flags = (PartitionFlag.Boot, PartitionFlag.XBOOTLDR)
 
 	def __post_init__(self):
 		# needed to use the object as a dictionary key due to hash func
@@ -728,6 +729,13 @@ class PartitionModification:
 
 		raise ValueError('Mountpoint is not specified')
 
+	def is_efi(self) -> bool:
+		return (
+			any(set(self.flags) & set(self._efi_indicator_flags))
+			and self.fs_type == FilesystemType.Fat32
+			and PartitionFlag.XBOOTLDR not in self.flags
+		)
+
 	def is_boot(self) -> bool:
 		"""
 		Returns True if any of the boot indicator flags are found in self.flags
@@ -828,9 +836,8 @@ class DeviceModification:
 	def get_efi_partition(self) -> Optional[PartitionModification]:
 		"""
 		Similar to get_boot_partition() but excludes XBOOTLDR partitions from it's candidates.
-		Also works with ESP flag.
 		"""
-		filtered = filter(lambda x: (x.is_boot() or PartitionFlag.ESP in x.flags) and x.fs_type == FilesystemType.Fat32 and PartitionFlag.XBOOTLDR not in x.flags, self.partitions)
+		filtered = filter(lambda x: x.is_efi() and x.mountpoint, self.partitions)
 		return next(filtered, None)
 
 	def get_boot_partition(self) -> Optional[PartitionModification]:
@@ -843,10 +850,7 @@ class DeviceModification:
 			filtered = filter(lambda x: x.is_boot() and x != efi_partition and x.mountpoint, self.partitions)
 			if boot_partition := next(filtered, None):
 				return boot_partition
-			if efi_partition.is_boot():
+			return efi_partition
-				return efi_partition
-			else:
-				return None
 		else:
 			filtered = filter(lambda x: x.is_boot() and x.mountpoint, self.partitions)
 			return next(filtered, None)

archinstall/lib/disk/partitioning_menu.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from typing import Any, Dict, TYPE_CHECKING, List, Optional, Tuple
 
 from .device_model import PartitionModification, FilesystemType, BDevice, Size, Unit, PartitionType, PartitionFlag, \
 	ModificationStatus, DeviceGeometry, SectorSize
+from ..hardware import SysInfo
 from ..menu import Menu, ListManager, MenuSelection, TextInput
 from ..output import FormattedOutput, warn
 from .subvolume_menu import SubvolumeMenu
@@ -105,10 +106,14 @@ class PartitioningList(ListManager):
 				entry.mountpoint = self._prompt_mountpoint()
 				if entry.mountpoint == Path('/boot'):
 					entry.set_flag(PartitionFlag.Boot)
+					if SysInfo.has_uefi():
+						entry.set_flag(PartitionFlag.ESP)
 			case 'mark_formatting' if entry:
 				self._prompt_formatting(entry)
 			case 'mark_bootable' if entry:
 				entry.invert_flag(PartitionFlag.Boot)
+				if SysInfo.has_uefi():
+					entry.invert_flag(PartitionFlag.ESP)
 			case 'set_filesystem' if entry:
 				fs_type = self._prompt_partition_fs_type()
 				if fs_type:
@@ -310,6 +315,8 @@ class PartitioningList(ListManager):
 
 		if partition.mountpoint == Path('/boot'):
 			partition.set_flag(PartitionFlag.Boot)
+			if SysInfo.has_uefi():
+				partition.set_flag(PartitionFlag.ESP)
 
 		return partition
 

archinstall/lib/installer.py

@@ -903,15 +903,22 @@ class Installer:
 			'--debug'
 		]
 
-		if SysInfo.has_uefi() and efi_partition is not None:
+		if SysInfo.has_uefi():
+			if not efi_partition:
+				raise ValueError('Could not detect efi partition')
+
 			info(f"GRUB EFI partition: {efi_partition.dev_path}")
 
 			self.pacman.strap('efibootmgr') # TODO: Do we need? Yes, but remove from minimal_installation() instead?
 
+			boot_dir_arg = []
+			if boot_partition != efi_partition:
+				boot_dir_arg.append(f'--boot-directory={boot_dir}')
+
 			add_options = [
 				'--target=x86_64-efi',
 				f'--efi-directory={efi_partition.mountpoint}',
-				f'--boot-directory={boot_dir}',
+				*boot_dir_arg,
 				'--bootloader-id=GRUB',
 				'--removable'
 			]

archinstall/lib/interactions/disk_conf.py

@@ -170,9 +170,11 @@ def select_disk_config(
 
 
 def _boot_partition(sector_size: disk.SectorSize) -> disk.PartitionModification:
+	flags = [disk.PartitionFlag.Boot]
 	if SysInfo.has_uefi():
 		start = disk.Size(1, disk.Unit.MiB, sector_size)
 		size = disk.Size(512, disk.Unit.MiB, sector_size)
+		flags.append(disk.PartitionFlag.ESP)
 	else:
 		start = disk.Size(3, disk.Unit.MiB, sector_size)
 		size = disk.Size(203, disk.Unit.MiB, sector_size)
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ def _boot_partition(sector_size: disk.SectorSize) -> disk.PartitionModification:
 		length=size,
 		mountpoint=Path('/boot'),
 		fs_type=disk.FilesystemType.Fat32,
-		flags=[disk.PartitionFlag.Boot]
+		flags=flags
 	)